2. Verb agreement with collective nouns<br>In British English collective nouns, (i.e. nouns referring to particular groups of people or things),(e.g.staff, government, class, team) can be followed by a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is thought of as one idea, or as many individuals, e.g.:<br>• My team is winning.<br>• The other team are all sitting down.<br>In American English collective nouns are always followed by a singular verb, so an American would<br>usually say:<br>• Which team is losing?<br>whereas in British English both plural and singular forms of the verb are possible, as in:<br>• Which team is losing?
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